XP clock problems

[Brendan]

I just bought a brand-new Sony PCV-RS 430G desktop
computer, and the clock in the system tray consistently
loses time. It will actually jump backwards in time, so
the longer I leave it uncorrected, the further back in
time it goes.

It jumps backwards when the computer is on, so I don't
believe it is a battery problem.

I've tried the "net stop w32time" fix (see below), and it
seems to work temporarily, but will resume its
idiosyncratic behavior within 24 hours.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Brendan



Here's the "Net Stop w32time" fix I tried:

1. Click on Start, Run, CMD which will open a command
line window.
2. Type 'Net stop w32time' then press Enter
3. Type 'w32tm /unregister' then press Enter
4. Type 'w32tm /unregister' then press Enter
5. Type 'w32tm /register' then press Enter
6. Type 'Net start w32time' then press Enter
7. Close the command line window

 

[Malke]

I just bought a brand-new Sony PCV-RS 430G desktop
computer, and the clock in the system tray consistently
loses time. It will actually jump backwards in time, so
the longer I leave it uncorrected, the further back in
time it goes.

It jumps backwards when the computer is on, so I don't
believe it is a battery problem.

I've tried the "net stop w32time" fix (see below), and it
seems to work temporarily, but will resume its
idiosyncratic behavior within 24 hours.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,
Brendan



Here's the "Net Stop w32time" fix I tried:

1. Click on Start, Run, CMD which will open a command
line window.
2. Type 'Net stop w32time' then press Enter
3. Type 'w32tm /unregister' then press Enter
4. Type 'w32tm /unregister' then press Enter
5. Type 'w32tm /register' then press Enter
6. Type 'Net start w32time' then press Enter
7. Close the command line window

You've done a good job of troubleshooting, but if I were you I'd
immediately return the computer to where you got it and insist on a new
one. You say it is brand new, so it is definitely under warranty.

Malke

 

[Alex Nichol]

I just bought a brand-new Sony PCV-RS 430G desktop
computer, and the clock in the system tray consistently
loses time. It will actually jump backwards in time, so
the longer I leave it uncorrected, the further back in
time it goes.

It jumps backwards when the computer is on, so I don't
believe it is a battery problem.

I've tried the "net stop w32time" fix (see below), and it
seems to work temporarily, but will resume its
idiosyncratic behavior within 24 hours.

Jumping discontinuously is not that fix (and you are quite right that it
is not the battery). If you are connected to a network which
synchronises the time for you it might be trouble there, but sounds more
like some program running amuck. Is there any correlation with any
program running, and is the jump always the same amount? And, of
course, with unaccountable suspicious activity these days, virus check

 

[lhorwinkle]

Brand new? And defective? Take it back.

Brendan wrote: